Waukesha Board of Review upholds assessor valuations in multiple property appeals

Waukesha's Board of Review on June 24 heard objections from property owners contesting 2025 assessments and, after testimony from owners and presentations by assessor staff, sustained the assessor's valuations in multiple cases.

The board opened each hearing with a reminder that by law it must uphold the assessor's valuation unless the taxpayer proves a different, specific value. Property owners and city assessor staff offered evidence and cross-examination before the board deliberated and announced decisions.

Nut graf: The panel reviewed a series of residential and commercial appeals. In each contested case where the board voted, the board concluded the assessor presented sufficient evidence (sales comparisons and, where applicable, income-and-expense analyses) to support the recorded assessments and sustained those valuations. A small number of objections were withdrawn by owners or dismissed for procedural reasons.

More detail: The meeting covered more than a dozen individual property cases. Owners who presented testimony included Carrie L. Chapman (1605 White Rock Ave.), Robert DuBado (2315 River Hill Ct.), Harold Maddox (multiple properties on Grandview and Kelps Court), Barton Bender…